Wooden building



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WOODEN BUILDING.,

APPLICATION FILED IULYI7 I I919.

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Be it lmown that ll, Josnrn G. S'rannn- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook, State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WoodenBuildings', of which the following is a specification.

M invention relates to portable sectional buildings, particularlysmaller wooden buildings such as residences, garages, etc. The inventioninthis case concerns particularly improved sill and corner postconstruction and arrangement which greatly facilitates assembly of thestructures and also makes them more rigid and weather proof.

From the following specification and the accompanying drawings, myinvention will be clearly understood. On the drawings- Fig. '1 is avertical sectional-view of one side of a house,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view to show in detail theconstruction and arrangement of the cornerposts in connec-' tion withtheside sections of the house,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a corner showing the sill construction,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a corner post which co-operates with thesill, and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a corner'with the post in section showing themanner of securing the post to the sill.

The sill structure is mounted on suitable foundations such as concreteposts 10. The sill frame is composed of longitudinally and transverselyextending side members A. and B which are fitted together at theircorners to form supports for the corner posts, the transverse membersbeing also adapted to receive the floor joists. The, sill members may beformed out of solidtimbers but are preferably built up. As shown, eachof the sill members A comprises an inner board 11, an outer beam orboard 12 and a spacer or filler board 13. The inner and outer boards areof the same height but the filler board 13 is not so high in order toprovide a lon itudinally extending groove 14 in the top 0 the sillmember. The outer board 12 is cut away at its upper outer corner so asto provide the supporting shoulder or ledge 15, the corner of the ledgebeing cut away to provide a water-shed surface 16. Between the shoulder15 and the groove It is the specification of Letters liatent. PatentedJuly is, 922.. V

1.91asenai no. snare tongue 17. Below the shoulder 15, the outer board12 hasthe longitudinally extending groove 18 the section 18' between thegroove and the shoulder 15 forming a drip cap.

The lower side of the groove 18 is tapered to form the water-sheddingsurface. 19, this surface together with the. drip cap and the sheddingsurface lo'tending to keep water from soaking into the wood, thetendency for the water beingto drop or run off the board as rapidly aspossible.

Each of the sill sections B- comprises an outer board 12 and a fillerboard 13 similar to those of the sections A. The inner side of thesections B may be a single board provided with vertical joist receivingslots 20, or a lower joist supporting strip 21 may be provided and boardlengths 22 above the strip and spaced apart to leave the joist receivingslots 20. It is to be'understood that the various boards and other partswhich build up the sill sections are rigidly nailed, bolted or otherwisesecured together. The sill sections are laid on the. foundation postsand at their corners may be secured together by angle plates 23'. Theinner boards of the sections abut as clearly shown in Fig. 3, the innerboards of the sections B abutting against the adjacent side of the innerboards of the sections A.- The outer ends of the outer boards 12 extendinto abutting engagement and at their inner sides these boards are cutaway to leave vertical notches 23 and 24. The inner edge. of the sectionA at each corner is cut away to leave the notch 25 as clearly shown inFigs. 3 and 5. The notches form rectangular sockets for corner posts26., In Fig. a, one of these corner posts is shown. Each post has at itslower end the bolt holes 27 and 28 for receiving bolts 29 and 30 forrigidly securing the post-to the outer boards of the Mill boards 35.

the lower corners o1 the joists may be cut away to receive thesupporting strip 21. The foundation wall 10 is wider than the sillmembers in order that the joists may find resting surface on saidfoundation as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The outside walls of the house consist of sections C comprising sidestudding members 32 and 33, cross braces 34 and siding At their lowerends the side studs at each section are notched at their inner cornersto receive a board or beam 35 which extends horizontally a distancedownwardly beyond the lower ends of the studs. The upper ends of thestuds of each section are connected together by a top cross brace 36. Atits lower end the siding 35 extends a distance beyond the lower ends ofthe side studs. The side sections are applied atone end of a sillmember, the corner posts at two of the diagonally opposite corners beingpreferably temporarily left 0d the sill structure. The side sections areapplied by engaging their side studs with the tongues 17 of the sillmembers and with the boards 35 engaging in the groove 14 the lower endsof the siding boards engaging along the outside of the tongue 17 on theledge 15.

When thus applied the side sections may readily he slid along the sillmember and against the post at the opposite end. The side studs of thewall sections are provided with bolt holes 37 and the corner posts areprovided with belt holes to register therewith. In order that all thewall sections may be interchangeably used, the post holes are uniformlyapplied, and the bolt passageways 38 and 39 through the post aretherefore in the same plane. Preferably each post is counter-sunk at thedesired place as indicated at so for the reception of a bolt 41; thecountersink being deep enough so that a bolt 42 may extend at rightangles through the post and, passageway 39 and at the center of thepost. This arrangement is clearly shown in Fig. 2 and enables the wallsections to be interchangeably used.-

As shown the wall section of one wall has been slid along thecorresponding sill member and against one of the corner posts 26, thebolt all being applied through the post passageway 38 and through theregistering bolt hole 37 of the wall section. The

adjacent wall section of the other wall is shown about to be received bythe bolt 42. After the nuts are applied to the inner ends of the boltsand drawn up tight, the adjacent wall sections are securely anchored tothe post. The various wall sections for forming the complete side wallsof the building are then applied to the sill beams and bolted one to theother by bolts 43 passing through the adjacent side studs ofthesections. As the wall sections are securely Leas es downwardly to theledges 15 on the sill members, water will flow from the walls and alongthe shed surfaces 16 of the drip head 18'. The engagement of the wallsection boards 35 in the sill groove 14 also adds to the stability ofthe side sections and with all this tongue and groove engagement and theshed. surfaces and drip head construction, it is impossible for moistureto creep in or for air to circulate between the lower ends of the wallsections and the sill frame. The built'up side walls of the buildingextend from post to post and corner angles comprising boards 44 and 45are provided for each corner to complete the siding construction. Thesiding boards are preferably of the tongue and groove type so that theirconnection one with the other is weather proof. 7

After raising of the building side walls, I

the roof structureis applied. As shown in Fig. 1, wall plate structuresE are applied to the tops of the side walls and are connected togetherat their ends. Each wall plate may .be formed integral of timber orbuilt up of boards 46, 47 and 48 properly secured together and ofi-setto provide a notch ii) for receiving the upper ends of the wall sectionsiding boards. The inner boards 46 of the. wall plates rest on top oftheside sect-ion studs. The root supporting rafter structures 50 aresupported on the wall plates and the upper cross beams 36 of the wallside sections, the rafter boards 61 being notched with the wall platesin a man ner well understood. Cross boards 52 extending between therafter boards are notched at 53 to receive the upper edges of the outerboards 48 of the wall plates. After the rafter structures have beenapplied, the roof boards 54 are secured thereto and suitable shingles orother roofing material 55 applied. y

The floor 56in the form of sections is now laid on the joists 31 andfinish moulding 57 applied in the corners. The wall plates are bolted tothe upper ends of the corner posts and also to the studs of the sidewall sections, so that the sill, wall and roof parts are firmly andrigidly connected together.

I claim y 1. In portable house construction,- the combination of a sillbeam, and side wall 2. In a portable house, the combination of sillbeams secured together at their ends, each beam having a longitudinallyextending groove in its upper side, the junctions of said grooves at thebeam ends being enlarged to form sockets, vertical corner postssupported in said sockets, and side wall sections, each section having adownwardly extending tongue for engaging in the sill beam groove, sidingboards for each section extending downwardly a distance along theoutsides of said beams, said wall sections being secured to each otherand the end wall sections being secured to said corner posts.

3. In portable building construction, the combination of a sill framecomprising longitudinal and transverse sill beams joined at their ends,each beam having a longitudinally extending groove in its upper side'andsaid grooves meeting at the beam ends, the junctions of said groovesbeing enlarged to form sockets, corner posts supported in said sockets,and side wall sections, each section comprising vertical studs restingon said sill beams, inner boards extending from said studs and formingtongues for engaging in the sill beam grooves, and siding boards securedto the out sides of said studs for overhanging the outside of saidsill'beams, the studs of the end sections being secured to said cornerposts.

4:. In portable house construction, the combination of a sill framecomprising sill beams joined at their ends, said beams havinglongitudinally extending slots in their upper sides meeting at the frameends, the junctions of said grooves being enlarged to form sockets, andcorner posts engaging in said sockets,

and bolts securing said posts to the outer walls of said sockets. Y

5. In portable house construction, the com bination of sill beams joinedat their ends, each beam comprising an inner and an outer and anintermediate board all secured together, said intermediate board beingof less ieight than the other boards in order to leave a longitudinallyextending groove in the top of each beam, the grooves of the joinedbeams meeting and being there enlarged to form sockets, vertical postsreceived in said sockets, the outer boards at the ends of the beamshaving bolt holes and said posts having bolt holes for registering withsaid sill board bolt holes.

6. In portable house construction, the combination of sill beams, cornerposts supported on said beams, and side wall sections comprisingsupporting studs and connecting boards, said studs having bolt holes andsaid corner posts having longitudinally and transversely extending boltholes for registering with the stud bolt holes, one of the bolt holes ofeach set in the post being countersunk to permit application of bolts inthe same plane, one of the bolts being disposed in front oi the otherbolt, and thereby making the side wall sections interchangeable.

7. In portable house construction, the com bination of a sill framecomprising sill beams joined at their ends, said beams havinglongitudinally extending grooves in their upper sides meeting at theframe ends, the junctions of said grooves being enlarged to formsockets, corner posts engaging in said sockets, side wall sections, theupper outer corners of said sill beams being cut away to leavesupporting ledges, each side wall section comprising vertical studs, aboard secured to the inner lower ends of said studs, and siding boardssecured against the outside of said studs, said board secured to theinner lower ends of said studs and siding boards engaging in said grooveand on said ledge, respectively, and said studs engaging on said beambetween said groove and ledge.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 9th day of July A.D., 1919.

JOSEPH Gr. STADELMAN.

